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<p>Another Tidbit Tuesday will take place tomorrow at the Sheridan County Museum. Children ages 4-10 are invited to join Tidbit the Mouse and Museum Educator, Sarah Ligocki, for a story and a fun hands-on activity.</p>
<p>Museum Director John Woodward tells us what Tuesday’s topic <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/08-02-50.mp3">will be.</a></p>
<p>The program will take a look at the horse in the history of Sheridan County. All children must be accompanied by an adult or responsible teenager. There is no cost for the program but calling ahead and reserving a spot is highly encouraged.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/tidbit-tuesday80738Sheridan Media NewsFinal Monday at the Museumhttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/final-monday-museum80735
<p>The final “Monday at the Museum,” will take place Monday, August 3rd, at the Sheridan County Museum and will feature free admission for the day and a noontime brown bag seminar. </p>
<p>Museum Director John Woodward said the lecture will feature Trail End State Historic Site Superintendent, Cynde Georgen,and will take place on the museum’s <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/08-01-50.mp3">porch.</a></p>
<p>The presentation will be based on Rosa-Maye Kendrick’s diary entries and photos from the Trail End archives. The lecture begins at noon.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/final-monday-museum80735Sheridan Media NewsWeek In Reviewhttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/week-review80732
<p>It’s time once again to take a look back at some of the top stories from the past week with our Sheridan Media Week in Review.</p>
<p>Partial fire restrictions for Sheridan County went into effect this past week. The decision was made Wednesday afternoon during a special meeting of the Sheridan County Commissioners. Commissioner Tom Ringley explains what the partial fire restrictions order <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/07-30-24.mp3">means.</a></p>
<p>The resolution outlining the partial fire restrictions for Sheridan County can been seen by going online to our website – SheridanMedia.com.</p>
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<p>Reports of a tornado in the Big Horn Mountains Monday night turned out to be false. While the damage to campers and trees was consistent with what is usually seen from a tornado, the system that hit an area of the Bighorn Mountains early Monday evening was from something a bit different says National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/07-30-21.mp3">Tom Frieders.</a></p>
<p>Frieders said that there is a common misconception regarding tornadoes and mountain ranges. He added that as long as the weather conditions are just right, tornadoes can actually occur just about anywhere.</p>
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<p>The Sheridan and Johnson county fairs got underway this past week. Both 4-H and FFA projects were showcased, as well as open class projects for youth and adults who are not involved with either organization. Events included a parade, a dance, livestock shows and pig wrestling.</p>
<p>The Johnson County Fair ends today, while the Sheridan County Fair continues through Monday.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/week-review80732Sheridan Media NewsBrinton’s Audubon Weekend Continueshttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/brinton-s-audubon-weekend-continues80731
<p>The Audubon Weekend at the Brinton Museum in Big Horn continues today with a garden tour this morning and a lecture this afternoon.</p>
<p>The tour is open to the public, free of charge, and starts at 9 at the Landon’s Greenhouse and Nursery in Sheridan. The tour will be of the Emerson Community Garden and Diane and Lloyd Marsden’s home garden.</p>
<p>The lecture starts at 1 at the museum and is on the Audubon Rockies and the Habitat Hero Program. The cost is the same as the museum entry fee, which is $10 or $8 for students and seniors. Museum members will be admitted free of charge.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/brinton-s-audubon-weekend-continues80731Sheridan Media NewsSenior Center Puts Team on Pig Wrestlinghttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/senior-center-puts-team-pig-wrestling80729
<p>Among highlights of the Sheridan County Fair on Saturdays is the annual Pig Wrestling.</p>
<p>That started at 7 Saturday night at Arena 1 on the fairgrounds off West Fifth Street. Teams of four compete in four divisions to catch a pig and get the animal into a barrel in the shortest possible time. One of those teams is from the Sheridan Senior Center. Sheridan Media had a chance to interview Rindy West, who's on the senior center staff, on Saturday afternoon before the <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/08-02-81.mp3">event.</a></p>
<p>She talked about the appeal of the event, and the progress of the senior center <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/08-02-82.mp3">team.</a></p>
<p>She also shared her thoughts on what might be the formula for winning the <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/08-02-83.mp3">event.</a></p>
<p>But mostly, she said, the competition is about having a good time.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/senior-center-puts-team-pig-wrestling80729Sheridan Media NewsPig-Wrestling Packs Standshttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/pig-wrestling-packs-stands80730
<p>Saturday was another full day of shows at the Sheridan County Fair in Sheridan, but the pig-wrestling at 7 was the event that packed the grandstands.</p>
<p>The tractor pull originally scheduled for Saturday morning was canceled, but the Exhibit Hall was again open from 9 til 6. Shows started Saturday morning with dairy and market goats, dairy cows, the annual heifer futurity and breeding beef show, and the sheep and alpaca show in the afternoon.</p>
<p>All events are at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds, which are off West Fifth Street in Sheridan.</p>
<p>The fair continues Sunday with the poultry show at 8, and an open class pie contest at 1. The round robin event, in which 4-H and FFA youth demonstrate their showmanship skills by showing animals other than their own, starts at 5. The Exhibit Hall is again open from 9 until 6, and Krystal Raley will present an equine therapy demonstration at 11.</p>
<p>Monday's schedule starts at 8 with youth jackpot team roping, working cowhorse and team penning, and a beef fitting contest at 10. The Exhibit Hall will be open from 9 until 6. Krystal Raley will present another equine therapy demonstration at 4. Monday is the final day of this year's fair, and will end with the annual market livestock sale in the sale arena. That starts at 6. The sale will be preceded by the annual buyer's dinner at 4 in the infield tent.</p>
<p>Sheridan Media will continue to post show results as they become available.</p>
<p>View more photos below.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/pig-wrestling-packs-stands80730Sheridan Media NewsA Look Back in Time: Aug. 2, 1915http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/look-back-time-aug-2-191580728
<p>Now here's Sheridan Media's look back in time, to 100 years ago, by reporter Pat Blair as published in the Sheridan Enterprise newspaper on Aug. 2, <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/08-02-80.mp3">1915.</a></p>
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The city council today passed an ordinance changing the stock routes through the city, chiefly the route for stock coming into the city from the Big Horn Road. Livestock has previously been brought into the city on Big Horn avenue to Nebraska street then east to Sheridan Avenue. Now stock must be driven east on the Brundage lane to the Prairie Dog road and then onto Sheridan Avenue to the stock yards.</p>
<p>Two inspectors for the French remount service will hold an inspection in the stockyards in Sheridan this week.</p>
<p>An exceptionally fine sample of wheat is on display in the window of the C.P. Story real estate agency. The wheat was grown by Allan L. Mason on his dry ranch on Cat creek.</p>
<p>For more look-backs, and to see the front page of the Enterprise on this date, visit sheridanwyoming-dot-com.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/look-back-time-aug-2-191580728Sheridan Media NewsJohnson County Fair Wraps Today With Rodeo Finalhttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/johnson-county-fair-and-rodeo-wraps-rodeo-final-today80717
<p>The 2015 Johnson County Fair, after a week of arts and crafts exhibits and livestock shows, will culminate with the rodeo final today.</p>
<p>The rodeo final will begin at 12:30 in the arena at the fairgrounds, and Geoff Buell will give a free concert afterward with the awards presentation to follow his performance.<br />
The Johnson County Fairgrounds are located just north of Buffalo off of North Main Street.</p>
<p>Many of the fair participants are now gearing up for the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas August 8th through the 15th.</p>
<p>The results from this year's Johnson County Fair and Rodeo are posted online at sheridanmedia.com</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/johnson-county-fair-and-rodeo-wraps-rodeo-final-today80717Sheridan Media NewsBrinton Offers Bees, Hummingbirds Lecturehttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/brinton-s-bees-hummingbirds-lecture-today80713
<p>A class on pollinators and a garden tour is in the offering today at the Brinton Museum in Big Horn.</p>
<p>A lecture on bees and hummingbirds will be held this morning, starting at 10, followed by a garden tour of the grounds at 1. Box lunches for purchase from the Brinton Bistro will be available. Admission to the museum is $10 or $8 for students and seniors. Museum members will be admitted free of charge.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/brinton-s-bees-hummingbirds-lecture-today80713Sheridan Media NewsCar Show Geared Toward Pre-1965 Hot Rodshttp://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/car-show-geared-toward-pre-1965-hot-rods80726
<p>The 6th annual Absaroka State Takeover Car show will take place today from noon to 4 at Black Tooth Brewing Company on Alger and Broadway in Sheridan. The car show is for pre-1965 traditional hot rods, customs, and motorbikes. Event Organizer Scott Stallick says there is no registration fee for those that want to enter <a href="http://www.sheridanmedia.com/audio/2015/08-01-21.mp3">the show.</a></p>
<p>The car show is free and open to the public.</p>http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/car-show-geared-toward-pre-1965-hot-rods80726Sheridan Media News